I am drinking...

[Kai]

Redstone Meadery's Traditional Mountain Honey Wine (12%; Boulder, CO).

This is one of the beverages I received from a friend for lending her my car for a day. Apparently its just water, two types of honey and yeast. I like that, in the same way I like my beers simple.

I'm starting a new thread because I couldn't find the old one and can't remember if faust deleted it.

[Bebek Sincap Ratatosk]

Redstone Meadery's Traditional Mountain Honey Wine (12%; Boulder, CO).

This is one of the beverages I received from a friend for lending her my car for a day. Apparently its just water, two types of honey and yeast. I like that, in the same way I like my beers simple.

I'm starting a new thread because I couldn't find the old one and can't remember if faust deleted it.

Mead is best when its simple. I've had some great complex meads, spiced methaglens and even one mead made with champagne yeast so it was bubbly and sparkly. My favorite, is still just honey, water and yeast.

[Dysfunctional Cunt]

I love a good mead.  I'm with Rat, honey, water and yeast.  Just make sure it's a good honey and also a new honey, old honey that has been sitting gives the mead a musty taste.

[Kai]

Well, this is pretty good, I mean, it tastes like a sweetish white wine with no carbonation.

[Bebek Sincap Ratatosk]

Well, this is pretty good, I mean, it tastes like a sweetish white wine with no carbonation.

I like those light ones, but I have had some really awesome heavy meads that basically are made with double the honey ratio.

[Kai]

Well, this is pretty good, I mean, it tastes like a sweetish white wine with no carbonation.

I like those light ones, but I have had some really awesome heavy meads that basically are made with double the honey ratio.

You mean, extra thick?

[Richter]

That stuff sounds great.  I want to make more now.

Well, this is pretty good, I mean, it tastes like a sweetish white wine with no carbonation.

I like those light ones, but I have had some really awesome heavy meads that basically are made with double the honey ratio.

Not counting the Honey and whiteline "quick mead", right?

[Bebek Sincap Ratatosk]

Well, this is pretty good, I mean, it tastes like a sweetish white wine with no carbonation.

I like those light ones, but I have had some really awesome heavy meads that basically are made with double the honey ratio.

You mean, extra thick?

Well they are a bit more viscous But mostly, its the flavor... a lot of really nicely clarified and light meads taste like a sweet white wine. The 'heavier' ones taste much more of honey. There are some Polish meads that are very thick like brandy, but I've only found a couple of those I could stand.

Of course, if one were to distill mead... obviously speaking theoretically since it's illegal... I would wager that a lovely honey liquor would show up.

I mean, a hotplate with a thermostat, tea kettle, copper pipes and a bucket of ice.... IN THEORY would be all you need. 

[Richter]

IN THEORY, AND ONLY BECAUSE I'M A GEEK:

You're basically going for an optimum temp for ethanol extaction, and then recondensing, right?

Would a double boiler for the main pot give better temp. control?

Also, if memory serves the methanol has a lower boiling point, and will extract first, so you want to throw out you first 10-15% so yu don't make yourself blind...

[East Coast Hustle]

Of course, if one were to distill mead... obviously speaking theoretically since it's illegal... I would wager that a lovely honey liquor would show up.

I believe that's called "Barenjaeger".

[Bebek Sincap Ratatosk]

IN THEORY, AND ONLY BECAUSE I'M A GEEK:

You're basically going for an optimum temp for ethanol extaction, and then recondensing, right?

Would a double boiler for the main pot give better temp. control?

Also, if memory serves the methanol has a lower boiling point, and will extract first, so you want to throw out you first 10-15% so yu don't make yourself blind...

Well... IN THEORY you might be right on that double broiler... and if I were to do such a thing I would pay careful attention to the extractions and have a hydrometer on hand.

[Bebek Sincap Ratatosk]

Of course, if one were to distill mead... obviously speaking theoretically since it's illegal... I would wager that a lovely honey liquor would show up.

I believe that's called "Barenjaeger".

No you're confusing mead liquor with a horrific sort of paint remover.

[Aufenthatt]

Of course, if one were to distill mead... obviously speaking theoretically since it's illegal... I would wager that a lovely honey liquor would show up.

I believe that's called "Barenjaeger".

No you're confusing mead liquor with a horrific sort of paint remover.

Barenjeger Duelism!!!

[Jenne]

And Kai, sounds delish--I told my brother I'm going to buy him and I some supplies and we're going to make 1) honey-wheat ale 2) mead and 3) cider.    Color me excited!

[Kai]

been drinking La Fin Du Monde all afternoon.

This friend sure knows their beer.